Minister K. Shanmugam, SLNT president Prof Balram Chowbay, and retired Colonel Perdit Tiwari pouring holy water over the temple’s sacred spires or shikharas on Feb 25.
Community

The air at 5 Chander Road reverberated with the sound of sacred chants on Feb 25, as the Siddh Peeth Shree Lakshminarayan Temple (SLNT) celebrated its first consecration ceremony in 56 years.

25 Feb 2026 19:31

Community

Separated as children in the late 1930s, 93-year-old Santhakumari Kanagasabai reunites with her late sister’s family, thanks to a chance encounter on a TikTok reel.

Waiting for a group of people she had never met before, teacher Vikneswari Rethinam, 45, was seen crossing her fingers in mild trepidation on Feb 18, the second day of the Lunar New Year.

26 Feb 2026 20:04

Culture

Titled Dances of Unity: Rebuilding Sri Lanka, the fundraising performance will be held on March 5, 2026, at 7.30pm at PGP Hall.

Singapore’s Indian, Malay and Chinese arts communities are coming together for a special multicultural charity concert to raise funds for the Singapore Red Cross’ relief efforts in Sri Lanka, where Cy...

26 Feb 2026 19:39

News

A man shields himself from women playfully beating him with a bamboo stick during Lathmar Holi in Barsana.

Celebrated in the twin towns of Barsana and Nandgaon in Uttar Pradesh, Lathmar Holi is among the most distinctive and culturally significant pre-Holi traditions in India.

26 Feb 2026 19:28

Lifestyle

In 2018, Zubin set the 400 metres national record with a time of 47.02s at the Big Ten Championships in Indiana.

These days, Zubin Muncherji laces up his running shoes without a stopwatch ticking or a coach calling splits. He still runs most days, often longer than he did as a competitive runner, but the urgency...

26 Feb 2026 19:45

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